Automatic toy water tower



Patented Mar. 13, 1934 AUTOMATIC TOY WATER TOWER Rudolph C. Anzlovar, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application August 23, 1932, Serial No. 630,137

2 Claims.

This invention relates to toy apparatus comprising a water tower including a spout of the usual pivoted type in combination with means actuated by a locomotive tender for lowering the spout to the filling opening of the tender.

The invention will be fully and comprehensively understood from a consideration of the following detailed description when read in connection with the accompanying drawing which forms part of the application with the understanding, however, that the improvement is capable of extended application and is not confined to the exact showing of the drawing nor to the precise construction described and, therefore, such changes and modifications. may be made therefrom as do not affect the spirit of the invention nor exceed the scope thereof as expressed in the appended claims.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is an elevational View showing a water tower including a water spout, a locomotive tender and means actuated by the tender whereby the spout is lowered to a position over the filling opening of the tender, the lower position of the spout being shown in dotted lines; and

Fig. 2 is a section taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawing for a more detailed description thereof, numeral 3 indicates a water tank supported by a tower l, which rests on a base 5, said base including a projection 6 which fits into an inverted channel '7 which is one of the ties of a track which includes outer rails 8 and middle rail 9. The fitting of the projection 6 into the tie '7 serves to hold the water tower in position relative to the track.

The tank 3 includes a vertically swingable water spout 10, shown in full lines in raised position and in dotted lines in lowered position. Said spout is herein shown as a solid piece of material mounted on an end of a coiled wire 11 which may be rocked on a pin 12, the outer end of the wire carrying a counter weight 13 which aids in holding the spout in raised position. Said spout however is normally held in raised position by a lever 15 pivotally mounted at 16, said lever being held down by a fiat spring 17, as shown in Fig. 2. An end of the lever 15 is attached to a cord 18, which is secured at 19 to that end of the coil spring which carries the counter weight. Said counter weight and the end of the coil to which it is attached are shown in full lines and in dotted lines corresponding to the raised and lowered position of the spout.

The outer end of the lever 15 carries a convex portion 15a which has a fiat intermediate portion 15a of the lever 15.

Said portion 15b is fiat so that the tripping member 22 and therefore the tender will stay on the part 15a and keep the same depressed until it is pushed off the same.

When the tender runs 01f the part 15a the flat spring 17 returns the lever 15 to normal position,

during which return the water spout is raised.

What is claimed is:

1. Toy apparatus comprising a railroad track, a water tank including a pivotally mounted water spout normally in elevated position and means actuated by the locomotive tender for lowering said spout, said means comprising a lever normally holding said spout in raised position and including a convex portion parallel with the track and depressible by said tender and a spring normally holding said convex portion in raised position.

2. Toy apparatus comprising a railroad track, a

water tank including a pivotally mounted water spout normally in elevated position and means actuated by the locomotive tender for lowering said spout, said means comprising a lever normally holding said spout in raised position and including a convex portion parallel with the track and depressible by said tender and a spring normally holding said convex portion in raised position, said convex portion having an intermediate straight part.

RUDOLPH C. ANZLOVAR. 

